This worked well for quite some time until I got up into the 100 BPM area, and I am starting to find myself on the wrong side of the string when I need to play the accented (unmuted) notes throughout the passage... now with my current picking technique I wind up on the right side of the string for some notes, but not so for others.

Basically I would like to ask how would YOU play this lesson, and what would your right hand be doing as far as upstroke/downstroke?

If you need to me clarify my problem further I can...

Thanks!

-Chris

Lian Gerbino

Sep 29 2008, 09:37 PM

hi Chris.well, when Pavel said 100% alternate picking, I think he was wrong. because that it is not correct.when you play gallop, better way yo play this technique is to start with downstroke and repeat one downstroke to start with the gallop.something like this.

Is it generally easier to play this kind of stuff on heavier strings...

its seems like it would, but I dont wanna go out and get strings, change them, and find out that It doesnt work.... ( I only have one guitar )

thanks!

-Chris

well man, that´s always a problem if you can´t test your strings.but if you dont wanna change the strings, just don´t do it it´s true that every guage has their particular sound, but it´s not a huge difference.

so, may, you have a friend with another string set and ask him if you can play his guitar for a while to feel the difference.

BTW: I use .009

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